DOVER CELEBRATES GROUNDBREAKING FOR NEW INNOVATION LAB IN PEARLAND
Dover Precision Components, an integrated provider of performance-critical solutions for rotating and reciprocating machinery, broke ground on on a new Innovation Lab on September 26th. The nearly 12,000 square foot building is being constructed directly north of the company’s Pearland Operations facility in the Lower Kirby District.
PEDC recruited Dover to Pearland in 2013 and the company constructed a 150,000 SF manufacturing and operations center on a 14-acre site on the corner of Spectrum Boulevard and Hooper Road.
The new Innovation Lab, scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2020, will house test rigs, allowing R&D engineers to develop new application solutions, along with performance testing of products under demanding operating conditions.
COBBFENDLEY ANNOUNCES PEARLAND OFFICE EXPANSION
Earlier this month, Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. announced the expansion of its Pearland, Texas office. CobbFendley, a civil engineering and surveying firm with offices in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Florida, opened its Pearland office in 2012 with 3 full-time employees on the east side of Pearland in a total lease space of 1,608 square-feet.
CobbFendley Pearland, today located at 1920 Country Place Parkway, Suite 400, has expanded three times over the last seven years. The latest expansion has grown CobbFendley Pearland’s office space from a 20-person capacity (4,667 square-feet) to a total lease space of over 11,000 square-feet with room for a total of 36 full-time employees.
PRIDE OF PEARLAND MARCHING BAND TO MARCH IN ROSE PARADE ON JANUARY 1
Be sure to watch for the Pearland High School "Pride of Pearland" marching band as they march in the Rose Parade © in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2020!
After a careful selection process involving hundreds of marching band submissions from around the world, the band was selected as one of only 19 bands to be invited. Only nine high school bands from the U.S. were included in this 131st Annual Rose Parade©.
STATE HIGHWAY 35 CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN FINAL STAGES
Construction is nearing completion on the SH 35 Entryway and Corridor Enhancements project. This project, stemming from the State Highway 35 Redevelopment Strategy, included new entryway monuments on the north side of Clear Creek near the city limits and various streetscaping improvements along the corridor from Beltway 8 to Broadway.
One of the main strategies outlined in the Pearland 20/20 Community Strategic Plan is to optimize the development potential of Pearland’s principal commercial corridors. The State Highway 35 Redevelopment Strategy was developed to build upon the Strategic Plan suggestions and provide the “big picture” strategic actions that are needed to encourage more investment in the corridor.
The project, which was funded and will be maintained by PEDC, focused on the entryway at Beltway 8, including two Pearland entryway monument signs near Clear Creek, planting the medians with canopy trees, enhancing pedestrian areas at major intersections, and framing the roadway with smaller street trees along the right-of-way.
PREPARED FOR PROGRESS: QUARTERLY DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
On November 14th, the City of Pearland Community Development Department, in conjunction with PEDC and the Pearland Chamber of Commerce, hosted a Quarterly Development Update to provide an overview of land and business development in the Pearland area over the last quarter.
Highlights from the meeting included a presentation on new web tools for city residents and developers, as well as a presentation from Endress+Hauser, who is currently building its 112,000 SF Gulf Coast Regional Headquarters in Pearland's Lower Kirby District.
The next Prepared for Progress is scheduled for January 23, 2020 in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
